BLACKsummers'night

For Maxwell's album released in 2016, see blackSUMMERS'night.
BLACKsummers'night
Studio album by
Maxwell
ReleasedJuly 7, 2009
Recorded2003–2009
StudioChung King, Bowery Digital, Platinum Sound Recording
(New York City, New York)
Genre
Length37:21
LabelColumbia
CK 89142
ProducerMUSZE (Maxwell), Hod David
Maxwell chronology
Now
(2001) 		BLACKsummers'night
(2009) 		black SUMMERS' night
(2016)
Singles from BLACKsummers'night
  1. "Pretty Wings"
    Released: April 28, 2009
  2. "Bad Habits"
    Released: June 9, 2009
  3. "Cold"
    Released: June 23, 2009
  4. "Fistful of Tears"
    Released: January 19, 2010

BLACKsummers'night is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Maxwell, released July 7, 2009 on Columbia Records.[1] It is the follow-up to his third album Now (2001). Recording sessions for the album took place during 2003 to 2009 and production was handled entirely by Maxwell and Hod David.

The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 316,000 copies in its first week. It became Maxwell's fourth consecutive US Platinum album and produced four singles that achieved Billboard chart success. Upon its release, the album received acclaim from most music critics and earned Maxwell two Grammy Awards at the 52nd Grammy Awards. It has sold over one million copies in the United States.

The sequel blackSUMMERS'night was released on July 1, 2016.[2]

  1. ^ Billboard – Jan 6, 2007 – Page 32 Vol. 119, No. 1 Maxwell, "Black Summer's Night" (Columbia) "
  2. ^ "Maxwell Announces "blackSUMMERS'night" Album Release Date + Summer Tour". April 8, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2016.